Kolkata International Film Festival‬, ‪Shah Rukh Khan‬‬ spoke in Bengali

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is the brand ambassador of West Bengal tourism tried his luck by speaking in Bengali and ended up sounding adorably cute. “‘Bangla bolbo na eki kokhono hoye?’ ( How can I not speak Bengali),” Shah Rukh Khan said while adressing a crowd in Kolkata. In the presence of Banerjee, the star continued hisBengali speech while the crowd smiled had at his cute attempt to grasp the proper Bengali accent. The actor confessed that his Bengali is weak and told Jaya Bachchan she can chastise him later.

Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival, Mr. Bachchan said the movement of women from narrow domestic confines to the world at large can be seen via the transformation seen in five different images relating to women.

Drawing inferences from decades of Indian cinema, he spoke of the changes in women and their relationship with the home and the world, their status within a relationship, women in education, in politics, and the issue of sexual exploitation.